Cardinal Brady criticised after call to action over abortion

Cardinal Seán Brady has been accused of scaremongering and misrepresentation following comments about abortion during his Christmas message.

The Catholic Archbishop and Primate of All Ireland used the annual address to call for a campaign against abortion as the Government prepares legislation to give effect to the X case.

He called on those who believe in a “fundamental” right to life to lobby public representatives in a “reasonable, but forthright” manner. He said the right to life “is conferred on human beings not by the powerful ones of this world, but by the Creator”.